Mary Anne Tafuri

Tracing Mobility and Identity: Bioarchaeology and Bone Chemistry of the Bronze Age Sant' Abbdondio Cemetery (Pompeii, Italy) (British Archaeological Reports) Mary Anne Tafuri

This volume presents an analysis of the human remains found in the Middle Bronze Age cemetery of Sant' Abbdondio , Pompeii. More specifically, Mary Anne Tafuri applies ICP-MS trace element analysis to the human bone and teeth from the cemetery in an attempt to reconstruct the social dynamics of the group. Reconstructing dietary habits, assuming that people ate local resources, opens a window, not only on the Middle Bronze Age economy, but also on residence and mobiity. The methods of Tafuri's analysis are outlined in detail and the results are interpreted in terms of the relationships between people, resources and the environment at Sant' Abbdondio.